BELMONT, MI – A 24-year-old man faces 15 years in prison for the November crash that killed his fiancée. Police say he was driving recklessly and under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the crash.

Nicholas Anthony McIntyre was the driver of 2013 Chevy Silverado around 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 23 along Northland Drive north of M-57 when he lost control and drove off the west side of the road, rolling the vehicle, according to the Kent County Sheriff’s Department.

McIntyre went to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with minor injuries while passenger Bridget Lynn Brinkmeier, 24, was killed in the crash.

McIntyre was wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred; Brinkmeier was not, police said.

Both were graduates of Rockford High School who had been planning a March 29 wedding. Brinkmeier was a nurse’s aide working at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital and a Girl Scout leader at Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary School.

McIntyre is charged with operating while under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance causing death as well as reckless driving causing death. Both carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

McIntyre is slated for a Sept. 9 probable cause hearing in Kent County District Court. He remains free on a $1,000 bond.